Weatherhead School’s Philip A. Cola earns 2021 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching May 21, 2021After 20 years in industry, Philip A. Cola pursued what he remembers as the “most difficult professional decision...AwardsFeaturedUniversity News·
Anatomy’s Andrew Crofton named 2021 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching recipient May 21, 2021In each of his anatomy classes, Andrew “Andy” Crofton tailors his teaching method to the students as individuals—a...AwardsFeaturedUniversity News·
Dance’s Karen Potter honored with 2020 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching May 12, 2020Years ago, Karen Potter (GRS ’89), professor and chair of the Department of Dance, observed a colleague providing...AwardsFeatured·
Medicine’s Jim Spilsbury honored with 2020 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching May 12, 2020Until he became an instructor himself, James “Jim” Spilsbury thought the quality of a college course was strictly...AwardsFeatured·
Sociology’s Eva Kahana wins Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring May 11, 2020At first blush, the word that Tim Goler uses to describe his mentor, Eva Kahana—as “family”—would seem to...AwardsFeatured·
Engineering’s Anant Madabhushi wins Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring May 11, 2020Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve, is among the...AwardsFeatured·
Collaboration is key to sociology professor, Diekhoff winner Brian Gran’s approach with students May 15, 2019When Brian Gran began his career in academia nearly 20 years ago, “collaboration” wasn’t as common a term...AwardsFeaturedPeople·
Bringing Shakespeare alive through teaching and technology, Maggie Vinter wins Diekhoff Award May 15, 2019Having never led a classroom before, Maggie Vinter moved to Japan in her early 20s to become a...AwardsFeaturedPeople·
Elina Gertsman’s holistic approach to student success earns her Diekhoff Award for mentoring May 14, 2019Elina Gertsman knows what it’s like to feel lost as a graduate student. With a seemingly disinterested...AwardsFeatured·
Paying it forward: Medicine’s Brian Cobb receives Diekhoff Award for graduate student mentoring May 14, 2019Brian Cobb recalled the transforming effects of his first mentor. “When I was a sophomore at the University...AwardsFeatured·
